Preparing Mathematics Teacher-Leaders for Rural Schools in Minnesota and North Dakota

该项目旨在满足国家对高需求学校高效数学教育的需求。 它将通过准备数学教师领导谁将在明尼苏达州和北达科他州的农村学区任教。 该项目的总体目标是培养教师领导者，他们将提高各自教室和学校的数学教育质量。 在招聘未来的教师领导时，将注意包括来自收入低于贫困线家庭的个人。这些诺伊斯学者将获得数学和中等教育学位。 在大学期间，他们将参加穆尔黑德地区公立学校的教学和行政实习。 毕业后，他们将被聘为教师在高需要的初中和高中。 在他们教学生涯的头两年，新教师将获得指导和其他支持，以帮助他们在高需求的学校环境中蓬勃发展。 我们的期望是，该项目提供的课程，实习和其他经验将使诺伊斯学者成为当地以及数学教育领域的领导者。 该项目在康考迪亚学院在穆尔黑德包括与穆尔黑德地区公立学校的伙伴关系。项目目标包括：培养16名高素质的数学教师领导者，在高需求的学校工作;纳入纵向案例研究研究;增加对高影响力的兼职实习，实地经验和学区-学院伙伴关系的理解;并提高对在高需求环境中增加教师招聘和保留的战略的了解，特别是在农村和低收入地区。该项目的结果有可能为改善美国K-12教育质量的政策提供信息。这个轨道1：奖学金和津贴项目是通过罗伯特诺伊斯教师奖学金计划的支持。诺伊斯计划支持有才华的STEM本科专业和专业人士成为有效的K-12 STEM教师和经验丰富的模范K-12 STEM教师，成为高需求学区的STEM硕士教师。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project aims to serve the national need for highly effective mathematics education in high-need schools. It will do so by preparing mathematics teacher-leaders who will teach in rural school districts in Minnesota and North Dakota. The project’s overall goal is to produce teacher-leaders who will increase the quality of mathematics education in their individual classrooms and in their schools. The future teacher-leaders will be recruited with attention to including individuals from families with incomes below the poverty line. These Noyce scholars will earn degrees in both mathematics and secondary education. While they are in college, they will participate in teaching and administration internships in Moorhead Area Public Schools. After graduation, they will be hired as teachers in high-need middle and high schools. During the first two years of their teaching career, the new teachers will receive mentoring and other supports to help them flourish in a high-need school environment. The expectation is that the coursework, internships, and other experiences provided by the project will prepare the Noyce Scholars to be leaders locally, as well as in the field of mathematics education. This project at Concordia College at Moorhead includes a partnership with Moorhead Area Public Schools. Project goals include: producing 16 highly-qualified mathematics teacher-leaders to work in high-need schools; incorporating longitudinal case study research; increasing understanding of high-impact preservice internships, field experiences, and school district-college partnerships; and improving knowledge about strategies that increase recruitment and retention of teachers in high-need environments, especially those in rural and low-income areas. The results of the project have the potential to inform policies that can improve the quality of K-12 education in the United States. This Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends project is supported through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The Noyce program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers and experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports research on the persistence, retention, and effectiveness of K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.